. >> 6-year-old connor johnson started a petition on the white house website after he found out about funding cuts to the space program. if too many cuts are made, his dream of becoming an astronaut could be crushed. >> well, i would be very sad. nasa's mostly the only space station -- light space company i've known for a very long time. >> he has a good point right? the petition already has more than 8,000 signatures. 100,000 signatures are needed to get a response from the white house. >>> coming up on kpix 5, today the world says good-bye to nelson mandela. and even through the rain, south africans are singing and celebrating his life. we'll take you live to his memorial service. >> and the freezing weather has killed two more people. the death toll now stands at six. i'm kiet do, we've got a live report coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm frank mallicoat. >>> unquestionably the biggest vent that south africa -- event that south africa ever will see. >> today the world celebrates the life of nelson mandela. world leaders joined 90,000 joyous south africans in the rain to honor hi